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Australia's Got Talent (series 7)

Broadcast from 11 August – 10 November 2013
Judges Kyle Sandilands
Dawn French
Geri Halliwell
Timomatic
Host(s) Julia Morris
Broadcaster Nine Network
Uncle Jed
Greg Gould and the Chase

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The seventh season aired on the Nine Network from 11 August 2013 until 10 November 2013.Kyle Sandilands returned as a judge for his fourth season, and was joined by Dawn French, Timomatic and Geri Halliwell, as well as Julia Morris as the new host. French, Timomatic and Halliwell replaced original judge Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden, while Morris replaced Grant Denyer. It was the first time that the show aired on another network, following its axing from the Seven Network in October 2012. The auditions took place from March–April 2013.

In December 2012, it was announced that the auditions would take place from March 2013. There were various options for auditioning, such as attending the correct venue on the correct day with the questionnaire (which could be found on the website or completed on audition day), sending a DVD in with the act on it, or applying online. The following list contains all of the cities, venues and dates of the auditions. The auditions took place from March—April 2013.

The live shows began on 22 September. It featured the 43 semifinalists passed through from the auditions. There were six semifinals and a grand final featuring the 12 acts with the most votes from the semifinals.

This live final was shown a day later than its normal time. This was the first live show to not have any buzzes.

In October 2012, original host Grant Denyer confirmed he would not return to the show. In November and December 2012, it was also confirmed that Dannii Minogue, Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands would all not return to the judging panel following the show's reboot. Nine stated that it was looking for a "fresh, new panel", ruling out original judge Minogue who had sat on the panel since the show's debut in 2007. This was the first season in the show's history to feature four judges.


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